The History of the 47 Ronin and Reasons Why They're So Famous in Japan

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I actually read Chuusingura when I was in college so I had to actually explain to my father, who saw 47 Ronin, that the scary fox/dragon witch wasn't in the original story.

It sounds to me like Oishi was after JUSTICE and balance rather than JUST revenge.

I have always been fascinated by the Japanese culture. I love how the people of Japan value their culture and beliefs and also believe in righteousness. My dream is to visit Japan atleast once in my life. Love from India!🇮🇳

I have heard of them, but I never knew the actual story, so thank you for explaining :)

I have always enjoyed the story of the 47 Ronin. I am, like everyone else, perplexed by the initiating incident. With out more information it will remain a mystery.

Ooo yay I (was supposed to) read about this in college. Can’t wait to learn about it for real this time. 😂

I was able to visit Sengaku-ji some years ago when I stayed in Shinagawa. I was an unforgettable experience.

The first time that I heared this story was in the french movie "Ronin" (1998). A side character was building a diorama about the incident and told the story to the protagonist... By the end of the movie, the concepts of loyalty and honor (and mostly the strategies used along the movie) were a direct recall of the incident of the 47 Ronin. Great work with your videos, there are way easy to understand. Greetings from Argentina

Loyalty, Honor, Bravery, and Sacrifice. That is the story of a lot of worriors. Thank you for the story especially on the day we honor our brave fallen soldiers. The ultimate sacrifice so we all can live.

It was a very interesting and well made video! I never knew much about the 47 ronin, but thanks to you now I know

You telling the story drew me to tears. The pure justice these people went to the grave with or even sought out the grave for... it's breathtaking.

Ronin (浪人) also means 18 year olds (or above) who failed to enter universities of their choice...T^T

I've always admired the Japanese culture. And you have a great way of explaining the nuances that separate it from other cultures. Excellent work fine sir.

"They attacked without knowing the reason" it showed that they are truly loyalty, they fulfilled their lord wish. And I believe that they surely know there must be a reason that their Lord attacked Kira. And they did not question it and fulfilled his Lord wish.

I've seen the movie 47 ronin with Keanu Reeves and while it was entertaining, I much prefer Chûshingura which came out in 1962 and tells a much more realistic version of the tale.

May be Asano just commited 辻斬り (killing a passerby in order to test a new sword) ... :> Could you make an video about this term? Keep it up love your well structured and comprehensible content!

This is probably the best simple and throughly explained video of the 47 Ronin on Youtube. Your simplistic explanations in your vids are excellent. Thx

Another great video, btw can you please make a video on myiamoto musashi, or hattori hanzo.

Thank you so much for adding more videos! You have so much intriguing content!